A Scottish Peak

Holyrood Park was amazing. We went up one of the mountains and at the top the wind was so strong it was like it would blow you away.

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The Real Bravehearts

Remember the movie Braveheart? We met a Scottish man who is…

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To See the Sea at Portobello

The place was Portobello. The month was April 2005. I saw the sea for the first time in my life. Firth of Forth. North Sea. I couldn’t stop laughing. Then I was running- and running- and laughing- and running.

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From a Barn in Totleigh Barton

Before this week I thought it was enough to simply read about other places and that if one read voraciously enough about the world it was as good as visiting all those countries, seeing all those people- but I was wrong.
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Written by fungaijames on April 20th, 2005 with no comments.
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The Buchanan Embrace

I have never felt any particular sentiment for a bus station before but I loved Buchanan. Perhaps it was the convenient lockers where we left our bags while we took a quick tour of Glasgow. Perhaps it was the open layout of the terminal. Or perhaps it was the statue of a young couple caught in an emotion-filled embrace- saying: “Hello, my love. Welcome back!” that got me.
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Written by fungaijames on April 16th, 2005 with no comments.
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